Driftwood Players
For fifty-seven years, the Edmonds Driftwood Players have lived by their mission statement: “We foster excellence in live theater for the enrichment of our community and the benefit of future generations.”
If seeing a classic live production is on your bucket list, you won’t have to go farther than the Wade James Theater at 950 Main Street. Or maybe acting in a staged mystery or comedy is on that list. You would be pleasantly surprised to see local shop owners and community neighbors gathered in this professional setting to enjoy a production by the Driftwood Players. As for the “future generations” of their mission statement, the group awards scholarships to young people interested in pursuing theater arts in college, and offers youth summer programs.
Edmonds Driftwood Players is a volunteer-based, non-profit community theatre with an administrative board, production teams and committees to help select the plays for each year. The Reading committee reviewed more than 130 plays — from three nations — to come up with seven short one-act plays for the annual season finale, “Festival of Shorts”. This production is unique in that the audience selects, by ballot, the play they like best. You get to be the judge! This year’s theme is “Perspective”.
If you can hammer nails to build a set, paint a scenic backdrop, or operate overhead lights, Edmonds Driftwood Players needs you. Consider volunteering your time or skills to help bring quality stage productions to the community.
Of course, the best way to support the Driftwood Players is to buy tickets to their performances. The 2015-2016 season continues with George M. Cohan’s “Seven Keys to Baldpate”, September 11-27. Times: Fridays and Saturdays, 8 pm; Sunday, 2 pm. Visit the website for ticket options. Discounts available for seniors and military. See you at the theater! edmondsdriftwoodplayers.org
How far “off-Broadway” is Edmonds? Turns out, not far at all!